ENGL 392A Presentation

Vassilisa the WiseA Tale of Medieval

RussiaBy Anne Moskalik

Audience, Purpose, Context

•Style of Russian oral tradition

•Storytellers and audience

•Parents and children

Audience: Storyteller’s Note

• Image frames page for balance and sweetener

• Background colour to set mood

• Font in italics and name pronunciation shown

Fonts

• Ornate first letter of paragraph

• Serif font for ease of storyteller

• Text and image bleeding

• Different font for Storyteller’s Note

Space and Weight

• Each page divided into thirds

• Every page of text is balanced with images

• Rules used to balance text

• Consistent with law of blank space

Colour

• Images have a simple palate

• Colourful but not vibrant

• Colour contrast within each image

Questions or

Comments?